The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-13 00:00:00

rIONEY MARKET AND COIntrICIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. T he discount market is tolerably active with a Slightly easier ten3ency. Ttie Arabi a h as arrived from Boston with £3,660. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were "t a tneetin g of the creditors of Mr. Thomas re etn ," , °f 3 pa.road, Bermondsey, timber mer th " 4 aut, held at the offices of Messrs,. CJoper Brothers " Co.) the accountants, a statement of affairs was r 2 reseri ted, &arming liabilities £20,940 12s. 10d. ; last •cyi, i , " 80 .3 £6,136 193. 83. It was resolved, in - a view t, O protect the estate from the proceed ss of some of the creditors, to place it in the urt of 13k nkruptcy. An ex traordinary meeting of the shareholders f u o t the XI - -ot.:'opolitan and Provincial Bank is called t ue 2 9tli instant, f or th e p ur p ose o f acqu i r ing t'rai7l' to increas e th e i r cap i ta l f rom two t o f our I , l ° ll B and a dd s i x directors to the hoard. b:: °tie ° given that th e s h are list of the Lem 'g Csera owitz Railway will close on Saturday ' e zt, the ltith inst. extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the arrant Banking Company was held to-day for e Purpose of taki ng p owers to change the name of the undertaking to that of the Warrant Finance t h °l4 P 4 aY• Mr. A. D e P as s occupied the chair, and e proposed were carried unanimously, Two O'CLOCK. o 4 t Pari s thi s morning, accord i ng to Reuter ' s tral e g . r alars, the Th ree per C en t.R en t es were 66f. 35c.; _.A M eeting of Mexican bondholders dissati s fi e d :Ith. the terms offered was convened to-day by :1111110 advertisement, bat as ther 3 w as n o one pre jilt to offer any proposition, or to t a k e th e initia tive, th e meeting dispersed without transacting any easi ness. 14 the market for the English Funds the re h as e ett a fe w sales of stock, and prices have conse -9,lehtly given ways per cent, Consols now being ak i for money, a nd 914 k f or th e accoun t. T he i i.r angement of th e f ortn i g htly accounts i n °r eign stocks and railway shares occupies the full littl e of the members, and as a consequence other business is in progress. The New Threes )3 11 . d Reduced A nnu i t i es are 897, ; Exchequer t i. l , l ‘ , 7 8. 2s. die. ; I n di a 5 per C e nt s ., 104 i 105 k; n ' a t° 4 per C ents „ 99k; Eafaced 5 per Cents., l i ; and ditt o 5i per C ents. , 113. le or 'ign Stocks have not been very active, but pric es have varied to some extent. Mexican have keen to 46k 47k; but Turkish Con solides have I ,, e ll.ned to 52.1 53 ; Greek are 26k ; Spanish aesiv ; Portuguese, 48k 49 ; and the Con federate L oan , 53 55. 14 the Railw a y Sh are M ar k e t th e d ea l ers an d 4 eeula tors have been chi e fly o c cu pi e d to-day with ? udjusttnent of the account, and several of the l lines have shown an improvement as re gards P r ices. North Western have advanced 10s.; gear 'Western, 15s. ; Midland, £1 ; and Great °r ! h en3 A St oc k, £2 ; w hil e G rea t E as t er n have echoed 10s. T he For e i gn and Colonial underta ki ngs cont i nue innactt°ee at about former quotations. I3ln t and Mi sce ll aneous Shares are in moderate fa,,, ipe ' clur • Allian ce B an k h ave improved 1 ; Euro pean' London and Westminster, ;-1- to 1 ; Metro.. pol l -144 and Provincial, 3 • Hudson Bay Company , a ; Mercantile C re dit, 1 ; and Royal Mail Steam, 2. Subjoined are the current quotations of some . to the principal new undertakings: —lnternational 1 . ° , c1 Credit, 2; t prem. ; Telegraph Construction, 0 4 3 P ret h• ; Lemberg, &c., Railway, , a k prem. ; rtental Financial Corporation, 11 prem.; Port 211usta Railway, it 11.- prem.; Sabloniere Hotel, p r em , ; North Australian Company,k 1 prem. ; lA ,TPetial B an k o f Chi na , 3 I p r em. ; Millwall Iron `works, 3Z prem, ; Credit Foncier, prem.; redit Mobilier, 5 4 prem.; City Offices, 2k 31 11 , 441 .; City Re a l P roper ty, 2 prem. ; and Iw -4'4'is.l Financial, 6 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a %OTERNMENT FUN DS . i ' e r Cent. Consols 3 Ditto Account, May 5 liPer Cent. Reduced fib er 3 per Cet. B9 , 7? 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1891 - Qluties, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — I -1 41.0 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. $a b itto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 7 2 die :Ditto £500 4 Di tto £lOO and £200 D i England Stk, 4 3 / 4 per Ct. . 238 9 1 ' , to Account I n 4 ° rill GOTBRNMICNT SECURITIES. 'lit . Stock L , 10 3 / 4 per Cent., April 1874 2lB i il to ,ii . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 t to . , b it '''' 4 per Cent. 1888 1). 1t ,_- 1) 0 Certificates Hi tt ° ' 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888.. — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 113 I) l . t° 5 i per Cent., May, 1879 . . _ itto 'Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 h. titto ditto Aug., 1566 —l)''..cto Bonds El,000 tto ruder .€l,000 Atz stri ? °REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. an Bonds, 6 per Cent .. kazi it)sitto 102 3 / 4 •• •• -- Ditto 4, , , p p er r C:t . 1 1 8 8 5 0 9- 2_68-60 tile D i t to 881 8 to e 1863 b it Ayres 6p or Cent — Chit. t, 4.100 Bo rids /4 6 per cer .t — ;,y . i p t t t i l n. 4 l 7 P p e e t r (2ent .. 100 f Cent.. ~i,tultto, Secot.tei Issue .... 26a 5A 6 1 ‘ll ) e i e t i t o ;s l c e r C , .1a t. , 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 26 t i G I 6j 1) 44) ~, cr a. , nt j Dit l , A ' - ' l, l)ons to I, r , ........ 411' r ,",` l. e ( 'Alta — 14 e_x. 11 ,:P ..r Cent.(Maremmana Railway) —..... bl i t - ,, s ' n ' 3 per Cent 461 i 1 1, r", &ccount 1,, orsn Imperial 5 per Cent 'leg G . , 131 • an ada .......... I) itt b i ,,.°' per Cent . I).,",'°' I) eferred — l' t „,.." ( . 1 I, and Warrants (Hectares) — - ..,v, t r't , ar , 41 per Cent ) I ° Account. •.. ... ....... .., t — )-,!(to 3 per s cent crren) ,'-' l , ttoBsi 4i per , 1862 1, Uttte Account ___ ° i t tug uese 3 per Cent., 1853 'iitt e Account — Pit to 3 per Cent., 185 G, '7, '9, 'GO, 62,'3 49 81 l ) itto Account ... •• h , ii tto Scrip (1863) £3O paid *-1-4 sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9lf D itto 41 per Cent., 186 0 .. 1 ), itto 3 per Cent 185 9 ,t, 4-. itto 5 per Cent, 1 862 li ! s ' Tinian 5 per Cent .... Ll itto Account — Dal iish 3 per Cent Di tto .Account " i I to -N Deferred bit t Ne w — D b ° , Acc0unt.......... 35 :. i l A to Passive .......... 4 ~" -, t °, Account ............ .........•__ l ' .' ' ih Cert. of Coup not funded Niitto Account ................ • • t , ~'e d is, li, 4 per Cent ........... '' 901 ''' ' zil l 6 per Cent. 1854 .............. uit to Account ............... — r.,, .o' il - L ° 6 per Cent. 1858 1858 . ..... ......• 7, K bivrit,ttto Account 7 6V 11 1 i 6 per Cent. 1862 Di Ito £lOO Bonds —. Ditto 1863 .. V 64 4 . tt o Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. '4O e A ?.rot - a er Cent. 1-, cco p unt _: n ~o Account t., 1862 i t ';';', '''',,,° 1 1 Der Cent Ao, Dividends on the above payable in Load ,) I'4 l' ,,, i tt ai ' l ; per cent.. Ex._ _l2 Florins. 4 .4 0 4 2 , 1 2 per Cent., Ex. 201 . _ p r b erl it t t ho : 1 4 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull — per Cent. Certificates _ 1 bitt c , Ki ; t entes, 4 3 / 4 per Cent., Ex. 2A — tel ittt, - , ccount —,bt , to 6 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — rtie, 4ocount I.)erlitt atttese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 9 5f Dollar Bonds, 4 3 / 4 per Ct. Ex. 4so Q 0„ THREE O'CLOCK. ,q o l_ r ,, iii Account.... 91i. '1.40 . ... 91/ li verpool Cotton Market—This Day, ,s..i - 1 . , 3 111 rates, Sales about 10,000 bales. Imports, ; Previously, 74,741. cat th ree the rumination for Lancaster yesterday, Alrdida tes—Mr. Saunders, Conservative, and. kr: v„.'"lNick and Mr. Head, Liberals—were proposed. e t.""txd, however, retired, announcing his intention to thereto the borouull ' at the next elec!ion; and the struggle, Iki t r ; ° te, lieu between Mr. Fenwick and Mr. Saunders. 'errWick obtained the show of hands, SHARE MARKETS—This day. `,)RDINARY SHARES AND STOOII.S. ,hare± Railways. Faith! Price. done. Cl os ing I BUSiIIeAS t 3.11. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost., Sleaf.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cor , . and Bandon ICornwall s si Do Aj A setsts no ( - Bin Do. B , till 6pc.pan.has t been paid to B. Dublin & Be'hut June. Dun,,Perth,&Ab. Juno. ;Edinburgh & Glasgow. iGlasg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. stki ! Ditto A stock Ditto EastAng,lian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stook Do k 3 do Gt. S. ant W. of 11 - claw - 1 Great Western .. Do Str Val gun.. stock Lancashlese & Yorkshire' London and Blaokwall, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & North Western' Lon. & So..th Western Man., Shet, & Lincoln. ,, Maryport and Carlisle Do f shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do birming. ct Derby Kid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kest Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee !Nth. Eastern—Berwicb Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Car1ia1e.......• • North London 9.16.4 1 Do New North StaCordshire N. and S. NV. Junction Scottish Central Scot IN. E., Aber. stook Do Scot Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpoo) Shropshire Union South DCTOII South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun stalnes,Wok.,andWok Stockton 86 Darlington 12.10 Do . Do New, 18tG Taff vale.... . Do B DoC Ulster Do 8i 9 83 85 1171 1181 6j 7 35 37 16 17 NO 92 10 166 17 %7a 6 7i Do Vale of Neatti Victoria eta. and W ateribrd et Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Newport -Oxiord Do Hereford 130 i3I 1301 :7i 180 In 01 9 3 85 65i ion 1101 87 (9 102} iOn 43 (4i 111 It 9811 991 54i 351 1101 I 981 & 1 7 118 130 1303 061 lln 98 10 51 62 21} '45) 99f 100} d 56 67 83i 59 128 131 14 2i p 78 79 1( 11t {2l 123 41 43 98 100 53 GI 33 35 901 91 101 IQ3 Si gi 87 38 gi 10 o 8 3 / 4 165 17) 5 7 t 3 E p - -p 9i PO BRITISII POSSESSIONS. Closing Garr Railways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 cilantio &St Lawrenc( all 59 41 . 3k J Born.,Barodmti.Cent Inc 11‘.w 1021 1031 1031 t Gu. 5 per bent.. . 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 71 0i Buffalo :cud Lake Huron all st' ,0 Do. ?ref crance ...... all 9 10 Ao 1 isullalo,BrantotGodria "l p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 00 1)0. do. July 1, 1871 100 ; )o. do. Julie 1,1 , ; 100 et ClcuttaAS.Eastn., 1,, 100 101. 113 et. Cape Town J.: Dock Seri 100 18 100 'lock 112mitn. Bengal gu. sp. ; 100 1041 1051 steel Kast Indian. gu. sp. c. POO 1045 205 1014 5 20 Do. do. G Ext..... -15 1 y p 20 Do. do. H do. 15 1 1 p stock Grand Trunk of Canada tut, 191 201 1 00 Do. let Pref. Bonds.. all 75 77 100 Do. Go. deferred...... all 60 d 3 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 51 53 100 Do. 3d P, of. stock ... all 49 51 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 40 v. 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock... all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 c 5 stock GLlndtaPenm.gua.sp.c 100 1031 1041 104 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 Do. January, 1862 .. stook CIL South.of India(Lim -.;uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt.W. of Canada Sharer all 101 115 201 Do. New ....... 18 101 108:; 1 0 0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 93 94 WO Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 82 84 81 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 ip stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 101 103 stook Do. 45 p. o. Extension 100 95 94 stock Dc, sad 0........ 100 112 94 93 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Nlelh.Corp. 6p. o. lind, 100 50 llelb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 57 53 (00 Do. 7p. C. Mortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick Candu Class A. and E all 3 5 N.lll.C'das pc lit t bds 100 82 (4 -tort Scinde —• • ( 100 10 41 1051 stock Do. Delhi.. ' 100 1 0 {).: 103 60 Do. do ... E, 2 2p et Do. Punjauo all 1021 1031 Do. Do. , u.a , 110 51030 Do. intitis.St. Flo.) 000 97 eto3k COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J &J ul) 1 877- Si ..... 1,0 102 104 Do. op. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 Do. 6p. c.lklar.& Sept. 100 100 102 Do. tp. c. Jsn.&July. 10 1 / 4 89 01 90 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 , (ape G. Hope, 3 p c,1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 110 112 . Do. 189 t 100 1/1 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 112 112; 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 —lbiauritiusd per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Guy. 6 per cent.. 1)0 109 111 ,N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 100 002 104 o. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5p 180 t 100 99i 100 i Do. sp. c.,lBti to 1. - i/1 100 99 10 99i Do. d0.,1888 dcupwde 100 99 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling*, 1875. lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 S.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 103 111 ICB Vlo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja./auly 100 Do. lo >t p.o. AD.,szoot., lO O ,108 _lO9 lO9 8i BRITISH MINES. 2 !C am brian Consul. Gold 1 4 1d chilord Amalgamated..! 36 E 7 Devon G. Conn. (Tavist.)! 1 550 660 East Bassett (Illog - an).. 90 671 724 East Clogau Gold Ltd. - East Caradon ".1-1( 3: 33 East Cara 8rea...... . . 3.1.0 61 71 62 E. W'i Russel (Tavistk.; 8.9.0 3/ 44 - IGam.&St.A.ubytuG wen . 584 9 10 (.treat South Tolgus.... Its 3 34 34 U. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 35 35 'Grenville 8.12 35 37 LI ingetten Downs 4.18.0 4 91 Lady Bertha Marg:.ret (tiny Lelani 19 21 Niarke Valley.. 4 !Niyndy iron Ore (Lim 24 It I New Setun l6l 95 • N o rth Downs 1 11 2 N.Wll l i Basset(lllo4 - an 3.1.0 2 24 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 4t 53 Car Consols (St. Blaze> l'rovidenee(lJny LelnL 10.6.7 41 43 'South Caradon(St.Cleer it 950 470 8. Carn Brea (Illogan) 8. Wheat Fran. 13.1i4s 4o 50 , Stray Park ramarSilv.& Lead Rin. - I fin Croft 0 18 19 West Basset (Illo!zan) 1 0 II Cs radon (Liskeard, 5 10 21 West Soton 474 205 Wheel Basset (Mogan) 54 85 00 Vales] Buller(Redrutli) 10 .35 40 ' Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuchott Wheal Mary Ann Pen ) 8 134 141 Wheal Beton 5Bl 210 210 Wheal TrelaWney (Lis ) 7 23 24 .!Wheal Union 3.17 24 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 102 3 West Mid., Newp. 5 per cent. pt. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 100 Lancashire and:Yorkshire, 6 percent. stock, DI to, 41 per cent., Blackburn pur., 102 London, Chatham, and Dover a per cent. pref., 971_7 North BritiQh, Border Union gua. pref. Sh., 11 North Staffordshire, PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS North 'British (lidin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent pf., 18,2, 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100_1 Preston and Wyre, 44 Wilts and Somerset, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Copiapo. limited, Ditto, Extension, 4 N amur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 8f South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22 FOREIGN MUTES. Alamillos, limited, 1 Cobre Copper, 36 Linares, lira., 6 Port Philip, si St. John del Rey (lira.), 47 United Mexican (litd;, 7 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, Lim.,:3l BANKS. Alliance (u m.). 57 Anglo Austrian, 71 .Anglo-Italian, limited, Bank of Egypt. 30 British and Californian, lira., 7} City, 123 Consolidated Bank, rim., 11 East London, Ditto, new, 7i English and Irish (lim.), l 8 English and Swedish, Um., 131 Imperial ottoman, 19! 4 Land 3lortgage Bank of• India, lim., 4a London Bank of Scotland, lim., 191 London and CoulitY, 61 2 London Joint Stack, 43 London and ‘1 estminster, 89 90 Merchant Bank, dm., 17 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 171 Mexican, lim., 7i; Midland Bank (Bin.), 151 Union of Ireland, lim., 2) MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Iliort. Land and Finance, lira., 3i I Ceon Company, 1 , Com yl mercial Un ion, Insurance, 91 Credit Voncier, Gcn. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 10 Hudson's Bay, 19i1 Indian cal ryinc,r, lim., 11 International Financial Society, lim., 12 London and Caledonian 'tlarine, lim., 3 1 London Mercantile Discount, Inn., 2k Mercantile Credit Association, lim , 15 arine (Insurance), 19 Rio de Janeiro City I m rovetien,' lim.,- Royal Mail Steam, 93 SITIV, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y _EVENING, APRIL 13, 1864. LITERATURE, Bopp the Conscript. By T. Adolphus Trollope. Two vols. Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly. Beppo Vani, the son of a rich Romagnole farmer, falls in love, as is usually the case in novels, with Guilia, a poor cousin sheltered in his father's house. The old man designs him to marry the daughter of a neighbouring notary, but that young lady has a lover to whom she is attached, a Captain Bersag lieri, and she and Beppo quite understand each other, Ligsa being aware of his - attachment for his cousin. To prevent a marriage between his son and niece, old Vani manages to get an engagement for the latter with a certain Signora Dossi, a retired actress, as half companion, half servant, and she be takes herself to her new situation without giving her lover the slightest encouragement, because, although deeply attached to him, she is too proud to have it supposed that she entrapped him into an improvident marriage. Beppo, however, is drawn for the conscription, and by the advice of a burly priest, inimio 11 to the new Government, flies to the mountains to avuid joining the army. Quills learns the danger to which he is exposed; induces him to surrender himself, thereby avoiding tho fate of a de serter, and ultimately they are married, Beppo securing as his share of the paternal property the ready money of his father, while the farm descends to his younger brother, a most unamiable person, and we leave him advanced to the rank of corporal. The style of the book is loose and disjointed, and it abounds in most unlikely incidents. The Quarterly Journal of Science. No. 11. April, 1864. Churchill. The appearance of a new scientific journal will be hailed with satisfaction by all readers of solid tastes and learned leisure. It is, too, a very able and well written production, dealing in subjects by no means beyond the range of well edu cated persons, and conveying a good deal of varied information assisted by explanatory plates and unencumbered by unnecessary technicali ties. The number before us has six able essays, in addition to a full report and discussion of the proceedings, Esc., of scientific societies. It opens with an article on " The Mammals of Madagascar," which introduces us to quite a new range of zoological peculiarities. Many of the animals de• scribed are of a very singular character, and very different from the species found in Africa, which is only distant two hundred miles. 'The writer points out many remarkable facts concerning the distri bution of the Fauna of this island, and observes that the anomalies presented to us by the forms of life there prevalent are so striking, that claims have been put forward in its favour to be considered as a distinct primary geographical region of the earth. The accompanying plate, drawn by J. Wolf, cer tainly display many singular-looking creatures. This interesting paper is followed by a very learned article by Sir John Herschel on the Solar Spots. It is full of valuable information, as might have been expected coming from the pen of so eminent an authority. Sir John Herschel gives as some par ticulars of these curious phenomena, such as the following singular fact :—" The sun is not equally spotted at all times. Many months, and sometimes whole years have elapsed without the notice of a spot. In others, for months, nay years together they he.ve been remarkable for num ber and magnitude. It seems to have been a very general belief up to the epoch of Professor Schwabe's observations that this variety was purely casual, and altogether irregular. But the evideuce obtained by M. Schwabe, observing from 1826 t 0,1860, on an aveeage 300 days per an num, during each of which the number of groups and single spots was registered, clearly established a periodicity. Thus in 1833, 1843, 1856, very few groups were seen, and on nearly half the days of observation the sun was spotless, while in 1828, 1837, 1848, 1859, and 1860, the number of spots was extraordinary, and not one spotless day occurred; while the intermediate years exhibited a regular alternate increase and decrease. A period of from ten to twelve years' duration was thus indicated." This single instance serves to show us in some de gree how k reat is the labour, how unwearied the application of a man of science who devotes himself to his calling. 'The record of another kind of sci entific industry is found in a paper " Oa the Rise, Progress, and Prospects of Steam Navigation," by Mr. Samuelson, C.E. It is a highly interesting article, and demonstrates forcibly the difficulty at tending the first introduction of any important change or improvement. Those in power are too often unwilling to countenance any innovation ; they prefer to keop to the old ways and good old times which have let them prosper without regard to the common good. This feeling is a great bar to the progress of improvement in any enterprise. The application of steam to navigation has proved to be of the greatest benefit to mankind by bring ing distant lands and people near together, and so quickening the progress of civilisation. Steam, indeed, has been the forerunner and promoter of the telegraph—one great invention suggeEting a still greater or more wonderful. A new discovery is mentioned among the " Chronicles of Science" in this number which bids fair to rival or excel gutta percha and indiarubber, possessing, it is said, the elasticity of the one and the ductility of the other. It is styled balata, and is the dried juice of the bul let-tree (sapota mulleri), and it is hoped will be a good insulating medium for telegraphic purposes. Among other articles of special interest we may mention that on Milk, which is highly suggestive, and " An Essay on the Relation of Light and Heat to the Vital Forces of Plants." Luttrell of Arran. Part 5. By Charles Lever. The interest of this story increases as its develop ment progresses. The bold, almost fierce, character of Luttrell is well portrayed. The author has in all probability drawn the character from nature, and in describing his hero he is only presenting his readers with a true picture of one of the many high spirited Irishmen, whose misguided ideas of national regeneration brought desolation and ruin both to the country and their own fortunes. Charles Lever thoroughly understands the character he is describ ing, and in Some of the expressions which fall from Luttrell, we find how misfortune and reverses force men to read the dark side of IPe's history with re signation and humility. Luttrell having decided to let his eon leave him under the auspices of an American merchant captain, explains his reasons for so doing to his friend, Sir Gervais Vyner. W hen requesting that gentleman to be the guardian of his boy in case of the death of his father, he remarks in conclusion, " How pride of birth with prosperity may lead to intolerance and oppression, but leash it with poverty, and it will conduce to violence, perhaps to crime. Say nothing of this guardianship to your wife, lest it should lead her to talk of me, or, at all events, wait till I am gone. Talk of me then they may, for there is no voice so eloquent to defend as the wind that sighs through the long grass over our graves." Poor Mr. M'Kinlay finds himself in troubled waters, he executes his client's commission satisfactorily, more however by good luck than management, being haunted during his trip to Arran by his evil genius in the form of the Yankee excursionist, who, however rough and reckless he may be, pos sesses a good heart and fearless sririt. The Ame ricans are indebted to Charles Lever for doing justice to soma of the better characteristics of the American people, at a time when civil war has so forcibly pourtrayed less enviable ones. Miss Georgina contrives to worm every information out of the unfortunate M'Kinlay, the lawyer gives place to the lover, and the young lady having gra tified her curiosity, of course throws her informer overboard ; these disclosures will, however, lead to further complications hereafter. The Social Science _Review. New Series. No. 4, 10, Whitefriars-btreet. This very sensible and well written periodical commenced a new series with the new year, and has certainly not lost in interest or character. Its principal article is a continuation of the valuably essay by its editor, Dr. Richardson, "On the Diseases of Overworked Men." As in this busy whirling life of ours too many of us come under that denomination, the information regarding the pre• disposi' ion to disease, the emeiting causes, the symptoms. the means of prevention and cure, S:o., is of extensive application. The present chapter refers to the mental workers whose tasks are some times the heaviest and most exhausting. Among the other subjects discussed in this part are "Middle Class Education," " The Registration of the Insane," and " Rough Diamonds," a most interesting paper, telling the fortunes of the ragged school movement. Altogether this serial devotes itself to the social wants of the age, and, as such, commends itself to the attention of all earnest and thoughtful readers. The Journal of Agriculture. No. 84. Blackwood. This quarterly goes on with its accustomed ability, and clearly indicates the rapid advance of our age in agricultural science. One very important subject is treated of in the Cultivation of Flax, which has now in a measure to take the place of cotton. The report of the ►ransactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland is as usual given very fully, and intelligent farmers will derive much practical advantage from a con sideration of the subjects discussed. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Coramisaioner Fane.) IN RE T. S. CANS. This bankrupt was described as of Argyll-square, St. Pancras, late of St. George's-terrace, Hyde- park, Gent., having a residence at Rosburn Manor, Cork, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. . The accounts have not been filed, but froni a preliminary statement by Mr. Hutton it appears that the debts due to creditors unsecured amount to £12,763 15s 2d ; creditors holding security, £59,374—the property held as security being the Audley estates, in Schule, in the county of Cork, valued in 1834 by eminent engineers and surveyors at £150.000. There are also liabilites in respect of shares in the Curragh Mining Company, of which bankrupt was a director; the whole of the shares had been paid up by the shareholders. Mr. Harrison appeared for the assignees ; Mr. H. Link later and Mr, Brough for the creditors ; and Mr. Lawrence for the bankrupt. Mr. Lawrence said that the bankrupt had been largely engaged in mining operations, and was desirous of furnish ing accounts detailing his tram actions, but they were of such a voluminous and intricate nature that he had not been able to complete them. He (Mr. Lawrence), there fore, asked for an adjournment for two months to enable him to do so. Mr. Linklater did not object to the adjournment, but thought it should be at the bankrupt's expense. Mr. Brough assented to the adjournment, and said that, considering tho nature of the accounts, and that the bank rupt had been very diligently engaged with Mr. Hutton, the accountant, his (Mr. Brough's) clients did not desil • that any costs should be imposed. An adjournment was then taken for two months without costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH •STREET. ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE THE MAGISTRATE —WILFUL DAMAGE.—John Hussey, described as a baker, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with wilfully breaking two panes of glass, the property of Mr John Bowman Fletcher, surgeon dentist, 17, New Burlington-street. On the prisoner being brought into court by Barnes, the gaoler, he appeared to ascend the steps of the dock with the greatest difficulty, owing, as he stated, to his extreme suf fering from a bad leg. He was therefore accommodated with a seat in the dock, Mr Fletcher said that on the previous evening, on his servant entering the house, the prisoner attempted to force his way in, and it was only by the assistance of another per son she was enabled to close the door. The prisoner then threw two stones at the windows with such force that be sides breaking two panes of glass a piece of the shutter was broken off. Prisoner said he asked for water to bathe his leg, and as h• could not get it he was vexed and broke the window. He had tried to get into hospitals, but could not. (The prisoner appeared to be suffering intensely.) Mr. Fletcher said that if he had known the prisoner wanted water he should have been only too happy to have given it to him. Sergeant Bradley said the prisoner said he broke the windows because ho was refused water. Mr, Fletoher said he did not wish to g' on with the case his worship would discharge the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner seemed to be suffering, but he could not discharge persons when they were brought before him for such offences. He could not hold out premiums to persons who went about dealing with other persons' property in such a way. The prisoner must pay the datnege, but he would not inflict a fine. Subsequently Barnes reported to Mr. Tyrwhitt that ho believed the prisoner was a gross hypocrite ; for although. when in the court, he pretended to be scarcely able to walk, and to be in a state of great suffering, on leaving it he be came quite well and walked as well as he (Barnes) could. It was intended that the prisoner should be discharged at 5 o'clock, but after Mr. Tyrwhitt had heard the gaoler, he committed the prisoner for a week in default, Benjamin Wyld, a fruiterer, in Shepherd's-market, was charged with disorderly conduct in Shepherd's-market. The defendant was found by Luke Jeffrey, 49 C, creating a great disturbance in Shepherd's-market at a late hour last night. The constable finding the defendant very drunk, and as he refused to leave, was obliged io get assistance and take him to Vine. street. Fined 55 or 7 days. IMPUDENT ROBBERT.—James Cullen and John Williams alias Connolly were charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with stealing a truck load of slates the property of Mr John Kirk, builder. Woolwich. It appears that some building operations are going on at the house of Mr States, 12, Princes-street, Hanover-square, and about eight the previous night the prisoners were seen by John Henney, servant to Mr States, to draw up a truck to the front of the building. Cullen then held the truck, while Williams, in the most c)ol and workmanlike manner fill, ,d the truck with slate. The prisoners then made off with the property, but were followed by llenney and given into custody of Sergeant Edwards, 2C. The prisoner Williams then told the ser geant that he had been sent to fetch the elates away by a rawhatio namedtold Dismore, liimthatth e liv w in ro g ng in s iiig slates had 'street, h ad b e l‘la nl r e yl e f ti b n o n ethe, house. On inquiry Sergeant Edwards ascertained that there was no person of the name of Dismore living where Williams stated, that Cullen had borrowed the truck of a person, stating that he was goingto remove some goods, and that other statements the prisoners had made were false The slates were identified by Mr. Baker, foreman to Mr. Kirk, as the property of his employer. Cullen said that all he knew of the affair was that ho was employed by Williams. Williams was very anxious that the magistrate should se ttle the matter, and said lie Was g u ilt y, but Cullen said Mr. Tyrwhitt said he did not think it was the first ease he was not guilty. of the kind that Williams had been engaged in, and com mitted the prisoners for trial. THAMES. crimp, was brought before Mr. Pag e t, Tucker, a notorious y charged with vio lently TEETOTAL RUlRlAN. — 'Joseph a police-constable N 0.82 and Thomas assaulting H Johnolnae s Rickman,2 A, n High-street, Shadwell, at 2 o'clock this morning. tl 4 8i It appeared that Rickman, hearing a disturbance be tween the prisoner and some wom en, Went up to them for the purpose of obtaining peace, and had no sooner uttered than the prisoner struck him on the breast and kno cked him down. The the words " What's the m atter her e constable got up and was felled again, and when down the ruffian kicked him. Holmes came to the assistance of Rickman, and was struck and knocked d own, b u t h e brought the prisoner down with him, and f or come ti m e all three were rolling and scuffling with each other on the ground. There were several roughs and prostit u t es a b ou t them, who instigated the pri soner to ill-us e the constables. Tucker repeatedly kicked them, and some time elapsed be fore he could be secured. The prisoner said he had been a teetotaller for a long time, and that he suddenly relapsed yesterday, an d t oo k some strong drinks which affected his head. Mr. Paget said if teetotallers were to be credited, they were a great set of ruffians, for when they violated their pledges, they were guilty of the most atrocious assaults on the police and others. The prisoner said he was very sore all over him, and he had been ill .used. Mr. Paget said if the prisoner laad any charge to maks against the police ho would investigate it. Th e pol i ce were not allowed to maltreat any one. The Prisoner—l cannot recollect anything, or who ill used me. I was very drunk. I have been a teetotaller a long time. I remember nothing. Police Sergeant Stinipson, 21 K, said the p r i soner h a d been in custody on several occasions, and was the greatest ruffian in the district. Mr. Paget said the prisoner had acted with groat bruta lity to the police, and sentenced him to six weeks' impri sonment and hard labour. DISCOVERY OF VALUABLE PROPERTY. —Early yesterday morning one of her Majesty's keepers was making his customary inspection of the Royal deer in Windsor Great Park, and on passing the dsecer,rapecehkneeda keeper byp largeßr ears Rails observed his dog to remain for some distance behind re turnedhiu) , and t o t t oh espot leaveot and th foundplace reluctantly. th o i()had The hole in the earth. The dog continued tearing up the earth until at last he came to a handkerchief, which contained a large number of valuable gold and . silver watches, also a quantity of gold and silver chains. The property had evi dently been stolen, and placed there during the night, as many of the watches were still going with the right time of the morning indicated. It is expected that these articles may prove to be a portion of the plunder from a house at Henley-on-Thames, which had been broken into and robbed the night previous. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES.—TEiTs DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MATCH.—Victoria Cross beat Wee Aggie. COLUMN STAKES. Sir Roger Privateer Mirage .. Won by 10 lengths. Bad third. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOS S. Olivia Lady Hawthorn filly .. 2 Audacieuse Thre© ran. £5O SUBSCRIPTION PLATE. Senorita colt Nebuchadnezzar Seven ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Jeseia Principal Nine ran. DERBY TRIAL STAKES. Light Bob The Count Five ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 agst Fille d I'Air (taken) 7to 1 agst fir Roger (offered) 7to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken freely) 12 to 1 ag4 Paris (taken) 20 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken) Cambuscan scratched. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Change (taken) 14 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) Carisbrook scratched. DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 10,000 to 1000 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paris (taken) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day, The SPEAKER toik the chair at 12 o'clock. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION COMMITTEE. The following members were called to the table and sworn as a committee to try the validity of the late return for Barnstaple, viz. :—Sir F. Goldemid, Mr, Dunlop, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Howes, and Mr. S. Booth. COUNTY FRANCHISE BILL. Mr. LOCKE KING moved the second reading of this bill, with respect to which he said there was such an unani mity of opinion amongst the leaders of the house. The justice of the measure had also been admitted by gentlemen who had for five and twenty years k been recognised as party leaders in that house. There was an urgent demand for an extension of the franchise, and however it might be realised, a bill of a similar nature to that now under their attention must pass. There had been many attempts certainly to extend the franchise, but up to the present time all endeavours to accomplish such a desir able object had failed. The bill of 1852 was the result of a Government defeat—it attempted a compromise and failed. Then again there were the bills of 1854 and 1859, which, also, were both unsatisfactory. The bill of 1860, which might be regarded as the bill of the noble lord at the head of her Majesty's Government, had disap peared like a child—a child badly nursed—it had never been allowed to take the air, it had never been ventilated, and its disappearance had been un accountable. There was no new principle laid down in the bill now under attention. There was no novelty in it to bo urged for the first time, the principle had been admitted in 1862, and the only question was whether the limit, which in 1852 was fixed at £5O, should be now restricted to £lO. The present bill was not merely to add more members to the electoral roll, but it proposed to allow enlarged trade, increased intelligence, and a vast number of inte rests to be represented in that house, which were now entirely shut out. He did not believe that the bill would enlarge the county constituencies to the extent it was said, viz., 250,000 ; but, even if it did, it would only be doing that which was but common justice to the increased intelligence of the ccunty constituencies. It was said by all parties that a £5O qualification was t .o high, and that a £lo one was too low; but both parties, he maintained, were committed to that sum, and he thought it was too late now to effect any compromise. The house, he contended, was committed to reform by the pledges of its leaders—(bear, hear)—and if it post poned or further delayed it, the house, be con sidered, would be lowering itself in the eyes of the country. (Hear, hear.) Many of the members have been elected solely on the cry of reform, and the present Government had been placed in office solely to obtain re form or to do the boat thej could for it. He should like to know whether chucking a bill on the table, and getting it erinted—(hear)—was doing all that could be done towards obtaining reforms. (Hear, hear.) lie felt the time was come when it was absolutely necessary some thing should be done, and he accordingly begged leave to move the second reading of the bill. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH thought the measure a dan gerous and impolitic one, and therefore he should move the previous question, as an amendment to the motion of the hon. gentleman who had just sat down. The result of the bill would be to swamp the town constitutions, whilst the whole of the present nomination boroughs which amount in number to about 66, would remain precisely as they existed. That objection ho should have thought would have been quite sufficient to ensure the rejection of the bill, but apart from that there were other and serious °Notions why the measure should not receive the sanction of the house. Mr. KNIGHTLEY said the house was for about the 20th time engaged in a flat, stale, and unprofit able discussion which would lead to no practical result, and he believed had only been brought forward by the hon. member opposite in order to give him self and his friends something to talk about at the next general election. In his opinion the bill was neither a liberal one nor a step in the right direction, but, on the contrary, it was one opposed to all the fundamental prin ciples of reform ever laid down, and one that oould not but be productive of the most endless confusion. It was said that the working classes, by their education and intelligence were entitled to admission to the franchise. (Hear.) That might be true in boroughs, for which the hon. member did not propose to legislate, but it was not true in counties, to which the provisions of the bill now under discussion solely applied. It was said that the country gentlemen were not the friends of the working classes, but if the division lists were examined, it would be found that the Ten Hours Bill, the Factories Bill, the Bleaching Works Bill, and many other measures which mainly benefited and improved the condition of the working class, have been carried by the votes of the country gentlemen. He opposed the present bill because he thought it would injure the rural districts. Viscount ENFIELD thought that much embarrassment was occasioned by discussion on this bill. He did not think the measure would at all effect the object proposed. He must say he was not prepared to vote for a £lO county fran chise, but one fixing it at £2O should have his cordial support. The late Lord Herbert was of opinion that that sum was the proper sum to fix it at, and he entirely subscribed to that opinion. He wished to extend the county franchise, but not degrade it; and although ho could not approve of the motion of the bon. gentleman who had moved the previous question, he should in committee move that the qualifica tion under the bill should be £2O, instead of £lO. Lord it. MONTAGU opposed the bill. Lord HENLEY regretted the bill had not been allowed to pees the house without encountering such opposition, because he looked upon it as a step in the right direction, and on the whole beneficial. If the bill was rejected, he hoped the present discussion would bo found of great aer • vice in assisting the framing of a better and more general measure. Mr. NEWDEGATE said he should vote for the previ ous question, because the house was asked to take a leap in the dark. He objected to the bill because in effect it pro • posed a uniformity of franchise of both county and borough. He represented a largo number of 40s. freeholders, who, if this bill passed, would be entirely swamped, together with the tenant farmers. He, however, thought the people of the country ought to have a fuller representation in that house, but the way to accomplish that was not by bit-by bit reform, such as was proposed by this bill. Mr. WARNER, although he did not approve of the bill as it stood, thought it would be wise to allow it to go into committee with a view to improving it. He should, there fore, vote for the second reading of the bill. After it had passed that stage it could be referred to a select committee, where the whole of its provisions could be minutely in quired into and discussed. Mr. BENTINCK opposed the bill. He thought it would destroy the representation of the counties as they now exist. Ile appealed to representatives of the rural constituencies to join in securing the rejection of the bill. Mr. NEATE denied that the rural districts were not properly represented in that house. He believed that three fourths of the country was in the hands cf the landed aris tocracy. He agreed with the noble lord who in the early part of the debate expressed an opinion that £2O would be the proper sum at which to fix the county franchise. Mr. TREIIEARNE, in a somewhat discureivo first speech, expressed an opinion in favour of a £2O franchise for counties. He looked upon the present bill as merely an attempt to revive a my of reform on the eve of a general election, with which certain rams might be enabled to meet the country. He did not think there had been much argument on the other side of the house in favour of the bill, but there had been a great deal of begging the question. Mr. PEASE highly approved of the bill, and expressed his intention of giving it his most hearty support. Sir J. 'WALSH said he believed there was no sincerity at all in the support given to the bill by the opposite side of the house, because scarcely any of the hon. gentlemen who bad expressed their intention of voting for the second reading had done so without some sort of objection to the measure. At the present time it seemed utterly unnec cessary to proceed with the subject, and therefore he hoped the house would reject the motion for the second reading of the bill. Mr. COLLINS said he had a motion on the paper for the rejection of the bill altogether, but rather than put the house to the trouble of two divisions he should vote for the previous question. He thought the measure a mis chievous one, and one that only received but a very quali fied support from its most ardent friends. Lord PALMERSTON said ho thought there might be some advantageous change made in the county franchise, but he could not bring himself to vote for the £lO fran chise, as laid down in the bill of his hon. friend. Therefore, in committee be should not feel called upon to support the proposition. The object of all parliamentary change should be to procure an equal apportionment of the trading and commerciAl and the agricultural interests. He confessed it would have been advisable not to have mooted the question at present, as there was no desire for great and organic changes other than those which had already been effected. What improvements had been madein the condition of the country, which had been attendant on a liberal, com mercial, and political policy, had been effected by the Par liament as now constituted, and therefore the people of this country did not seek any change in its constitution. The house then divided, when there appeared— Ayes Noes Majority --27 The bill was consequently lost. TRESPASS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Mr. BAGWELL moved that the house resolve itself into committee this day six months. Mr GORE and Mr DAWSON supported the motion for going into committee. Mr. BRIGII r thought the bill would be attended with the worst consequences in Ireland, and would only increase the number of deadly encounters occasioned by the illegal pursuit of game. He therefore heped the house would reject it. • Mr "WHITESIDE, on the contrary, thought the measure a very useful one, and likely to be of great service. He therefore should support it. Sir R. PEEL ■aid he had assented to the second reading of the bill on the understanding that its provisions should be modified in committee. He had given notice of some amendments, one of which was to reduce the penalties to those inflicted for the same offence in England. Captain ARCIIDALL said poachers in Ireland were very different from those in England. Poachers in Ireland was principally carried on by the sub inspectors of police. (Laughter.) The house divided, when there appeared— For going into committee 153 Against it Majority The house then went into committee and immediately reported progress. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY VOTERS (IRE LAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. The other orders of thy day were then disposed of find the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS—Last Evening, THE CASE OF GEORGE HALL. The Earl of CARNARVON moved that an humble ad dress be presented to her Majesty for copies of correspondence relative to George Hall, convicted of murder at the War wick Assizes and respited on the 13th of March. The noble earl said he did not object to the decision of the Secre tary of State itself,but to the mode in which it was arrived at, In this case the Secretary of State had stated that a par ticular thing should not be done, and yet within a fort night, without the slightest intention, the exact thing to which he had objected was done. The LORD CHANCELLOR took on himself all the responsibility of the decision as to the disposal of Townley after his removal to a lunatic asylum. He has also been consulted by Sir G. Grey in the case of Hall, and taking only the legal view of the evidence he had advised the deci sion announced in the first communication to the Birming ham magistrates. But he, nevertheless, felt glad that Sir G. Grey subsequently revoked that decision on other than legal grounds, as there were, no doubt, circumstances the case that in general opinion reduced the murder to homicide of the degree of manslaughter, and the execution of the criminal would have shocked the community. Every allowance should be made for the peculiar position of a Secretary of State who succeeded to the effico with all its traditions and rules of proceeding that had grown up in a long series of years. He exercised a power that under the present system must be considerably affected by personal disposition. A stern man would probab,y resist a pressure to which one of gentler temper would yield. The preroga tive of the Crown must of course be maintained unimpaired, but he wished the Secretary of State could be assisted in his decisions by some authorised body that could act on more distinct principles. The whole subject was difficult and important, and deserved the serious attention of the Legislature. As to the motion, he would give Lord Car narvon every information on the case, but the communica tions to him were almost private letters which it would not be expedient to publish. The motion was withdrawn, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening, INDIAN OFFICERS. Captain JERVIS drew the attention of the house to the report of the royal commission on the subject of the memo rials of Indian officers, and moved that the assurance in regard to the pensions and allowances of officers in the East India Company's service should not be departed from for the future, and that in those cases where it had been unjustly departed from full reparation should be made to the parties affected. Colonel SYKES supported the motion. The hon. and gallant member entered into a rather lengthy statement in reference to the subject, and contended that the claims of the officers in question should be taken into the considera tion of Parlianint. Sir C. WOOD said he admitted that these officers were entitled to the most complete and liberal justice on the part of the Government. The whole measure of amalgamation had been sanctioned by the highest authorities, including the law officers of the Crown, and it had entailed a large annual charge. nip a small minority of the officers affected by the change had any ground whatever of com plaint. Although promotion in the Company's army had been by regimental seniority, this rule was liable to excep tions, as where reductions were made, and a large reduction of the native army had been made since the mutiny. In conclusion, he intimated that a revision of the scheme was under the consideration of the Government in concert with the military authorities. Captain JERVIS thereupon consented to withdraw his resolution. Some further discussion took place, when the motion was withdrawn. REPORTS OF SCHOOL INSPECTORS. Lord R. CECIL moved a resolution that the mutilation of the reports of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, and the exclusion from them of statements and opinions adverse to the educational views entertained by the Committee of Commtttee of Council, while matter favourable to them was admitted, were vi dations of the understanding under which the appointment of the inspectors had been originally sanctioned by Parliament, and tended entirely to destroy the value of their reports. He supposed cases in which the practice alluded to might be employed, and asked the house whether it could trust reports thus exreirgated. The motion was seconded by Mr. WALTER, who ob served that this matter was of a very serious character The Inspectors were not mere correspondents of the Com mittee of Council, but men eminently competent to advise and inform the house upon the subject. He had reason to know, he said, that while opinions adverse to the views he (Mr. Walter) entertained were allowed to appear in Re ports, the opinion of an Inspector favourable to his views had been struck out. This was not fair play. Mr. LOWE said he was not aware at the case referred to by Mr. Walter. The Inspectors received instructions for their guidance in their reports, and if they inserted improper matter they did not obey their instructions, and they were required to bring their reports into conformity with them. They applied the rules and principles of the committee themselves; the work was that of the Inspector himself. The charge of mutilating the reports was there fore groundless, and the mode in which t he y were laid be fore the house was no violation of any understanding. H e hoped the house would not consent to the resolution. Mr. W. FORSTER said it had been always understood that the house was to have the fullest information as to the distribution of the Educational Grant, and this was a time when they wanted all the information they could get as to how this largo grant was spent, with the practical sugges tions of the Inspectors. After a few remarks from Mr. LIDDELL, Sir G. GREY said that his right hon, friend in the caurse of his speech had adverted to the practice of other depart ments. Ho felt bound to say, as the result of experience, that it was absolutely necessary that the head of a depart ment should exercise some degree of control over the reports of their inspectors. (Hear, hear.) He had had occasion some time ago to call the attention of a certain class of in spectors connected with the Home-office to the character of their reports. If no control w ere exerc i se d t h ey wou ld h ave i ns p ec tors writing essays at the public expellee. The house then divided— For the motion ~ Against it The announcement of the numbers was received with ;cud cheering from the Opposition benches. Mr, D. G:all; FIT. 1 - 1 moved for lcave to bring in a :Ail to afford shareholders in joint-stock companies facilities for voting by means of voting papers. The motion was seconded by Mr. HADFIELD, and agreed to. Mr. DILLWYN called attention to the insufficiency and ' inconvenience of the temporary Museum for Inventions fAt .youth Kensington, and of the Patent. office in Southampton.. bu ildings, when the house was counted out at three minutes past S o'clock. Hoaxing a Wife-hunter, The Sheffield Independent gives the following ac count of a hoax played, a day or two ago, by seve ral young Sheffield gentleman on an old man living near Glossop, who after carrying on a correspond ence with whom he presumed to be a young lady, called to see her. Lothario knocked timidly, cod was ushered in by the servant. His "Dear Marie,' who had assumed the name of Housley, adorned in a profusion of curls and the most elegant of flowing robes, welcomed him in the person of the jolly round-faced young gentleman, whose delicate baud had E 0 thoroughly deceived him throughout a long correspondence. In a conference of fifteen minutes Lothariocontessed his age, occupati on , and i ntentions, and whispered not a few doubts arisi ng f rom the fact that there was no such name as "Housley" in the directory, Sec. Explanations were given, and he was growing quite easy and at home when dinner was announced, and, to his consternation, he se e . B led into a room where were assembled fifteen of Maria's male cousins, each of whom separatkly welcomed him with the heartiest of shakes. R e inquired anxiously of " Henry," Maria's cousin, whether they were all "pious young men." He was emphatically assured they were, and what was more, that they were all delighted to see him. The assurance proved not in the least assuring, and he expressed a desire to withdraw. The " family" of course objected to part company with him so soon After a merciless amount of badi nage, Lothario was told that he had come to Sheffield to be taught a lesson, and that he might as well take it quietly as not, because take it he must. He was then placed in the dock, the judge took his seat on the bench, a jury were empannelled, and counsel appointed for the prosecutor and the prisoner, The prisoner was formally tried for endeavouring to obtain money by false pretences, perjury, hypocrisy, and various ether offences. The amorous correspondence with Maria was read amid roars of laughter. The shaft of ridicule struck so thick and fast that the o'.d man now betrayed extreme anxiety to go, end begged permission to fetch a friend who lived near to speak to his character. He was solemnly informed that the trial must proceed, and the counsel for the prosecution waxed vehement inhis denunciation of the prisoner's villany. The counsel for the, de fence pleaded extenuation, suggesting that if the prisoner would consent to fulfil his premise to wed Maria, that ought to be accepted as a full atonement for his offences. The judge inquired whether he consented; and, wito, u r k air of puzzled simplicity that produced a perfect crash of laughter, the prisoner asked whether a photograph that bad been sent to him was a correct likeness of her. He was, of course, told that Maria was before him ; and that lady put on her most be witching smile ; but Lothario declined the offer, declaring, like the youth in the " Merry Wives of Windsor,"when similarly paired,that he" would not have had him for a wife if he had married him." After an able summing up, the jury found the prisoner guilty on all the counts. He was sentenced to be shorn of one whisker, and to have his face painted with paint of many colours. Execution fol lowed immediately upon judgment. The culprit begged for mercy, promising never to offend again, if let off this time, but was told with judicial stern ness that his repentance had come too late. Th e doomed whisker was shorn as close as scissors could shear it. The adornment of the visage followed. Each" cousin" had a brush and pot of paint of many colours ready for operations. The ears were painted black, the forehead brown ; a white border was put round the face to bring out the colours ; the nose was white, with a tip of fiery red. I'he rest of the visage was painted thus : Each artist in turn calmly sur veyed the culprit's countenance, and put on a touch of his own colour wherever he thought it would be most effective. The result was a conglomera tion of colouring indescribably curious. Thus adorned, the wife-hunter was turned out, and re quired to walk direct to the railway station. The whole family of cousins followed, and at the station they treated him to beer in the refreshment room, and then paraded him about the station to be the laughing-stock of all corners. The old fellow bore it all patiently, admitting that he was rightly served. He was seen into the train with his blush- ing honours thick upon him, and was sent home to Glossop, it is to be hoped, a wiser if not a betttr man. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The show of English wheat on the stands to-day con slated of a limited fresh arrival from Essex and Kent and of Monday's unsold produce. Althougk the quantity on offer was vary moderate, both red and white qualities met a slow sale at about stationary prices. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. Millers, however, operated to a limited extent in all descriptions at the rates current on Monday. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at late rates. Malting barley was in limited request at Mondiq's decline in prices. Grinding and distilling qualities were steady at previous currencies. Malt changed hands to a limited extent on former terms. The supply of opts on sale was tolerably large. For all qualities the trade ruled heavy at Monday's decline in prices of 6d per quarter. Beans and peas were in moderate request, and the quota tions ruled firm. In flour about an average business was transacted at late rates. ABUIVALS THIS 'WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.— 430 4lO f 200 1 39) I 340 Irish. , - Von - 4140a.-- 1,910 I 150_ 1 leo sks, BOROUGH HOF. The demand for hops is by no means active. Prices, however, rale firm. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on gale is moderate, and the demand rules inactive as follows : Beef, from 28 Gd to 4s 2d ; mutton, 38 6d to 4s 6d, lamb, 68 Od to 68 Od ; vee.l, 3s 10d to 4,8 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d :o 4a 4d per 81118 by the carcase. PORTRAIT OF GENERAL GARIBALDL—On Satur day General Garibaldi gave a sitting for a portrait to Mr. Mayall, jun., the eon of the well-known photographer of Argyll-place, Regent-street. Favoured by as fine a light as a photographer could wish for, Mr. Mayall overcame the shortcomings incidental to outdoor operations, and produced a highly satisfactory portrait. Mn. WILLIAM CHAMBERS has long been engaged upon a history of his native county of Peebleshire, in which his estate of Glenormiston is situated. The work will be • extensively illustrated with woodcuts prepared from origi nal drawings, and promises to be one of general no less than of local interest, particularly as regards the earls British hill forts, border towel s, and other antiquities, THE LATE FIRE AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE, COWL—. DUBLIN, April 12.—The Kane-Bullen scandal has come to an extraordinary and most unexpected conclusion. When the visitation was opened at the Queen's College, Cork, this day, counsel for Sir Robert Kane read a letti from Dr. Ballen withdrawing in the most unqualified man ner the serious charges he had brought against him in, connection wth the recent fire at that institution and other matters, and tendering an ample apology. Mental excite.. ment is the principal ground on which he excuses his con duct. The Lord Chancellor said he would lay the letter before the Government. A robbery was attempted three nights since a t Sept-Freres, near St. S ever (C a l va d os ) on the pre mises of a farmer named Hervieu, residing at some distance from the village. About midnight, having been awakened by the barking of hie yard dog, he dressed himself, took his gun, and went to see whether any person was about the farm. On approaching a barn a hundred paces from the house, he saw three men bringing out sacks of corn and laying them on a horse, the bridle of which he immediately seized. As soon s the thieves saw hits, they closed on him so that he could not use his gun, and t woof them beat him with sticks, while the third cut him severely on the arm withaknife.Hervieu however struggled so vigorously that two of the men at last ran away, taking the horse with them, but leaving the corn. The farmer, not withstanding his wound, held the other fast till the arrival of his servants, w h o h E‘ d been alarmed by his cries. T he th i ef, a ma n named Guezet, was pinioned, and in the morning given up to the gen darmes. He named his a ccomplices, one of who m was the owner of the horse, and they were arrested during the day, but before their capture Guezet Icommitted suicide in the lock•up by hanging him self with his handkerchief. The course of exchanv at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 177/ to 176/ per cent„ and the premium on bold is about <percent. At theik: rates 'there is u 0 Pra tt on the iraportationot gold 40= the United. states.